Chapter 19: Ministry of Rites Strike
Qian Duoduo was born during the most chaotic years in Dayu.
Famine and riots were common.
Qianduoduo was the second child who was exchanged by his family, but he was much luckier than his sister. He found an opportunity and used his last breath to escape to the roadside.
Let Nie Yao pick it up.
Nie Yao: "I heard that the current director of the Imperial Hospital, Ji Fanshan, is an outstanding doctor. You can go see him after the court session."
"What are you looking at?"
I don’t feel sick because I have a lot of money.
Since he became the eldest, he could eat well, wear warm clothes and save a lot of money. Whenever he thought of the food and money hidden at home, he felt happy.
I can eat and drink without coughing.
What other disease could there be?
Qian Duobo thought the boss was overthinking it: "How about you just give me the consultation fee directly? I'll eat two more bowls tomorrow and I'm sure I'll be full of energy!"
He showed off his muscular arms.
Very strong.
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem to need to see a doctor.
"Sir, it's been so many years, and I'm no longer the same person I was back then. Look at me now, how am I still like that skinny guy?"
He was lying on the side of the road, with only a thin layer of skin covering his skinny bones. His head, caked with dirt and dust, looked bigger than his body.
It looks horrifying.
Now his life is better and he is growing taller and stronger.
He is almost two meters tall!
Nie Yao patted his hand as he was about to eat again, "Just go if I tell you to!"
What normal person would go crazy and lose his mind when hungry, so that even dozens of strong men couldn't hold him down?
Nie Yao asked him to go and take a look quickly.
"Going to the Imperial Hospital for treatment doesn't cost any money, and you can get free medicine." Nie Yao knew how to make his subordinates obey orders willingly. "Don't you know how expensive the medicine in the Imperial Hospital is?"
Sure enough, people with a lot of money have no resistance to freeloading.
As soon as he heard Nie Yao say that it didn't cost any money, his tone immediately changed.
"No money? Then we have to go and see it!"
He also wanted to bring a few more people with him so that he could get more free medicine.
He didn't mind the taste of the herbal decoction and drank it in big gulps.
That’s also amazing.
Nie Yao didn't care how he took advantage of the situation. It wouldn't be long before he had a falling out with His Majesty anyway, so it was a good idea to let his subordinates start performing earlier.
Seems real.
Nie Yao: "Don't be polite to His Majesty's people in the palace from now on. Speak louder and be firm when asking for things. It's okay to be unreasonable, just don't fight them."
Since he had a lot of money and his mind was slow to react, Nie Yao told him again in plain language: "I will have a falling out with His Majesty in a while, but that's on the surface. Behind the scenes, His Majesty is still our biggest client. Do you understand?"
Now I understand that there is a lot of money.
"I understand. We need to perform an opera to fool fools!"
He plays a fool who only knows how to use his fists to pull the sheep out of the captain (arrogant and domineering), but he has a lot of money and rich experience.
Moreover, he has good external conditions - he has a simple and honest face and doesn't look very smart.
Whatever he does, it never seems like acting; whenever he makes a move, things look convincing.
"That's it."
Nie Yao asked him to work hard and would give him a silver ingot when the task was completed.
"Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of it!"
He took on the job with a lot of money, and as soon as he got off the carriage, he started thinking about how to get it done.
He lowered his head and didn't even notice that there were a dozen people missing from the court.
"grown ups."
The military officer gets up early and arrives early.
It was never time for court, so they would practice martial arts in groups at the entrance of Xuan Zheng Hall.
After two hours of sparring, I was left with bruises and a swollen face for several days.
Nie Yao told them that if they wanted to practice again in the future, they should go find the Dragon Guards.
You can't be cruel, but you can slap someone in the face.
The military officers didn’t know why, but they didn’t need to use their brains in the court. They just had to be obedient in this regard.
They all agreed.
"By the way, sir, we noticed that many people from the Ministry of Rites didn't show up. We all think that the Ministry of Rites is going to cause trouble today!"
"Not coming?" Nie Yao raised his eyebrows with interest. "Who didn't come?"
The military officer read out a list of names.
After listening to this, Nie Yao discovered that they were all high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Rites.
He immediately understood what tricks they were planning: most likely a collective sick leave or strike to threaten him into letting Sun Ji go.
When a new emperor ascends the throne, neighboring countries will send people to congratulate him.
At this time, the Ministry of Rites was on strike and there was no one to receive foreign guests.
It's embarrassing for sure.
Unfortunately, Nie Yao didn't care about being embarrassed. He shook his sleeves and said with a smile, "It seems that we haven't taken action for too long. They have forgotten that the Nie family's fists can be used anywhere in the world."
As long as the family has military power.
Who dares to laugh in front of him?
Nie Yao asked the military attachés to exercise more recently, as they estimated that it would not be long before they had the chance to show their skills.
"Don't worry, sir! We brothers have been training every day, just waiting for the day when we can go to the battlefield and kill to our heart's content!"
Nine o'clock in the morning.
The morning court begins.
Guan Junmao came from the top of the Ministry of Rites.
After he returned home yesterday, he was busy preparing for the Enke exam. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to read the letter written by a colleague in the same department asking him to pretend to be sick and take leave together.
He got up late and came on time.
When he arrived, he found that all the people in his organization had disappeared, leaving him alone shivering in the empty hall.
"Your Majesty."
At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Dou Jinyuan stepped forward and reported, "Fourteen officials from the Ministry of Rites, including Ruan Zhehan and Ni Ruoyu, have all contracted a cold overnight and have requested leave."
"Oh? Are you all sick?"
Du Suilan seemed to have just heard the news, and his tone was leisurely, "Could it be that he has contracted the plague and infected a group of officials?"
Of course not.
Nie Yao also agreed with this view.
He stepped forward to add fuel to the fire, "Your Majesty is wise. In my opinion, someone in the Ministry of Rites must have contracted some serious infectious disease, which has infected everyone in the Ministry. Otherwise, how could more than a dozen people fall ill and take leave in the space of one night?"
In this world where medical care is severely backward, infectious diseases are so scary.
Nie Yao thought this matter was very serious and that people should be sent immediately to isolate the group from the Ministry of Rites to prevent the spread of the infection.
"I wish to immediately dispatch troops to guard the residences of all ministers until the source of infection is eliminated!"
He offered to send troops.
A lot of them were sent.
It costs eight thousand.
All of the people who had previously come to the palace for the feast, except those who were taken south by Hu Sheng, were sent out. Every household and every door must be strictly guarded to prevent those inside from coming out and "infecting others."
"Your Majesty... the exact illness of the lords has not yet been confirmed. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to send troops to garrison now, as it could easily cause panic among the people."
"Yes, Your Majesty! Minister Nie's words are too radical. Please think twice!"
"The situation is still unclear, so it's not appropriate to mobilize troops, Your Majesty!"
Anyone with a discerning eye knows what exactly happened to the Ministry of Rites officials.
It would be wrong for them not to come, but it was too scary for Nie Yao to send troops right away.
Even those who were not on Sun Ji's side thought his approach was too radical and inappropriate.
But Nie Yao didn't care.
He was going to send troops to garrison. "If those old guys aren't seriously ill, why don't they come to court? Could it be that they're dissatisfied with Your Majesty and are deliberately deceiving Him?"
After he finished speaking, the military officer also echoed him.
"Yes, Your Majesty! I think those old guys did it on purpose. They are deceiving the king! How about I just bring some people to raid their house!"
"That's right, Your Majesty! Those old fellows actually don't take you seriously. I think we should just chop them down! We can't let this kind of evil trend spread!"
"That's right! I second the motion!"
The more they talked, the more outrageous it became.
Some people were so deeply moved that they even rolled up their sleeves and asked to go out and chop people down on the spot.
The civil servants were so angry that they jumped up and down.
What's going on with these reckless men lately? Are they all going crazy? They're always ready to attack people.
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